THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS – created by David Farr – (limited spoilers) ⁓ This is the third film adaptation of John Wyndham’s novel and it’s a good one. The screenplay is intricate and subtle, and is interpreted vividly by three directors: …
JENNY GREEN – Dead Boy Detectives – Briana Cuoco From her first moment onscreen, it is clear that Jenny, a goth butcher who rents a room to Crystal, is essential to everything. When Crystal decides to ask her ex-boyfriend for …
THE WHEEL OF TIME – Season 2 Episode 7 – SPOILERS No gunpowder exists in the Wheel of Time universe, but some knowledge of chemistry survives, as we will see later. This episode begins with a flashback to twenty years …
THE WHEEL OF TIME – Season 2 – Episodes 1 through 3 – SPOILERS In Illian, a hunt for the Horn of Valere has begun. Trollocs raid towns in the northern nation of Arafel, and another false Dragon has declared …
WILD CARDS – created by Michael Konyves (limited spoilers) Police Detective Cole Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) has a new sidekick, and he’s not sure it’s a good thing. A year ago, his brother Daniel was killed in an apparently random mugging. …
FROM – Season 3 Episode 10 – (speculative recap) ⁓ Ethan (Simon Webster) worries that he will forget what his late brother Thomas was like. Julie (Hannah Cheramy) says she must tell him something. “When we went to those ruins, …
WYNONNA EARP: VENGEANCE – (limited spoilers) ⁓ South of Purgatory, on the edge of the Ghost River Triangle, former Sheriff Randy Nedley (Greg Lawson) is ice fishing. He is joined by Mercedes (Dani Kind), who arrives wearing yellow faux snake …
SIGHT UNSEEN – Season 1 Episode 1 – (limited spoilers) ⁓ After her usual early morning swim, Police Detective Tess Avery (Dolly Lewis) and her partner Jake Campbell (Daniel Gillies) are on their way to a murder investigation. JAKE: “Who …
HUMANE – directed by Caitlin Cronenberg – (limited spoilers) ⁓ This is a locked room mystery with the victims alive at the start. Yusef (Joel Gagne) and Malik (Frankie Francois) arrive to relocate a grand piano for well-known news anchor …
THE KING TIDE – directed by Christian Sparkes – (some spoilers) ⁓ The opening scenes are full of mood and mystery. On an isolated island off the Newfoundland coast, Grace (Lara Jean Chorostecki) has a miscarriage on a stormy night. …
ADULT ADOPTION – directed by Karen Knox – (some spoilers) ⁓ Rosy (Ellie Moon) works at a bank, and, as the story begins, her boss Susan (Jennifer Wigmore) is retiring. Rosy does not like change and is very fond of …
BEACON 23 – created by Zak Penn – (limited spoilers) ⁓ Neither knows why, but Halan Kai Neilsen (Stephan James) and Aster Calyx (Lena Headey) find themselves drawn to Beacon 23. one of many beacons positioned along galactic travel routes …
